M1T1 OMM Midterm Flashcards
Before engaging in palpation, what should you ask/tell the patient?
Ask for permission to palpate. After receiving permission, inform the patient what you are going to do
What are characteristics of deep fascia?
Partitions muscles into groups
Densely packed (thin and strong)
Most extensive
External investing and deep investing layers
What vertebral level does the umbilicus approximate?
T10
What vertebral level does the sternal angle approximate?
T4
Fascia is composed of ________ and ________ fibers and a ground substance composed of ________ and ________.
Collagen, elastin, thin gel, mineral salts (in bone)
________ occurs when there is an increased frequency of action potentials (which can lead to tetany or maximal sustained contraction).
Frequency summation
80% of healthy individuals have an alternating Zink fascial pattern. What is this pattern starting from the head?
OA: ease leftCT: ease rightTL: ease leftLS: ease right
Which model was J. Gordon Zink a champion of?
Respiratory-circulatory model
A ________ is a functional limit within the anatomical range that diminishes the normal physiological range.
Restrictive barrier
What are the characteristics of an acute somatic dysfunction?
Pain: acute, severe, sharp
Vasculature: vasodilation and inflammation
Skin: warm, moist, red/inflamed
Tissues: edema, boggy
Musculature: increase in local tone (hypertonic) leading to contraction, spasm, or poor quality of motion
Viscera: minimal somatovisceral effects
What is the definition of touch?
Physical contact involved in palpation
What are the spaces between muscle fibers filled with and what does it contain?
Sarcoplasm. K, Mg, PO4, enzymes, lots of mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum
Define elasticity and plasticity.
Elasticity: ability to resume original shape after deformationPlasticity: ability to retain shape after deformation
What happens when a muscle is at rest?
The muscle receives impulses from the spinal cord so a certain amount of tautness remains in the muscle at all times
How far do muscle fibers span and how many neurons innervate one fiber?
The entire length of the muscle and only 1 neuron per fiber
Small motor units are recruited initially followed by larger motor units (if necessary) is a process known as ________.
Multiple fiber summation
What adds new sarcomeres to the ends of muscles?
Stretching
What is the term for “bow-legged”?
Genu varus
Myofascial release, myofascial unwinding, and ligamentous articular strain are all ________ techniques.
Indirect
If loss of signal from neurons causes atrophy in muscle, what will eventually happen over time if there is no recovery?
Replacement by fibrous and fatty tissue which contracts over time
A force generated by skeletal muscle that is spread throughout the connective tissue (fascia) is called a ________.
Epimuscular pathway
Unused muscle is degraded or muscle protein degraded faster than it is replaced are two ways that ________ can occur.
Muscular atrophy
When can you treat a somatic dysfunction?
Indication for OMMIndependent of other diagnosesDocumentableTrack improvement over timeBillable
Soft-tissue and myofascial release are both ________ techniques.
Direct
The capability of a solid to continually yield under stress with a measurable rate of deformation is known as ________ (as a property of fascia).
Viscosity
What are characteristics of superficial fascia?
Attached to skin
Dense at the scalp, back of neck, and palms of hands and feet
Loose everywhere else
Holds the vast majority of interstitial fluid
What is a cybernetic loop?
An unconscious reaction by the patient followed by a similar unconscious reaction by the physician
An ________ is the limit of passive motion (bony endpoint).
Anatomical barrier
A ________ is the limit of active motion and is ________ of being altered.
Physiological barrier, capable
Where was fascia first officially defined?
First International Fascia Research Congress
Lots of mitochondria, smaller, smaller nerves, extensive blood supply, and large supplies of myoglobin (red) are all characteristics of ________ type muscle fibers.
Slow
What is the term for “pigeon breast”?
Pectus carinatum
What is a spinal dysraphism?
An incomplete fusion or malformation of bone and neural structures of the spine region
Continued deformation of a visco-elastic material under constant load over time is also known as ________.
Creep
Fewer mitochondria, larger, extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum, minimal blood supply, less myoglobin (white), and glycolytic enzymes present are all characteristics of ________ type muscle fibers.
Fast
Detection of a mechanical problem, locating a problem, and measuring improvement are all reasons for why we perform ________. It is the most objective assessment tool for categorizing somatic dysfunction.
Motion testing
How much energy from nutrients gets used to make ATP and how much of nutrients can be converted to Work, under optimal conditions?
50% and 25%
A ________ is all muscle fibers that are innervated by a single neuron.
Motor unit
How can hypertrophy be described in muscle?
Existing muscle fibers gain more actin and myosin. New muscle fibers are not created
When is phosphocreatine used and for how long?
At the beginning of contraction (maximal) for approximately 5-8 seconds
What are I bands and how do they appear under a light microscope?
Regions composed entirely of actin and appear white
Why was touch “lost” in patient-physician interactions during the dark ages?
Physicians avoided touching patients due to the plague